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The mystery of the falling teen birth rate
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| August 20, 2014
| Sarah Kliff
Posted on 08/25/2014 8:04:44 PM PDT by right-wing agnostic
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To: right-wing agnostic
Boys would rather play video games. Girls are a lot of trouble.
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posted on
08/25/2014 8:09:41 PM PDT
by
txrefugee
To: right-wing agnostic
The TeenWise directors are getting a little nervous - they may soon be out of a job. Quick - get out and get more teens pregnant!
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posted on
08/25/2014 8:09:44 PM PDT
by
Cowboy Bob
(They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
To: right-wing agnostic
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posted on
08/25/2014 8:10:09 PM PDT
by
Ouchthatonehurt
("When you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill)
To: right-wing agnostic
One would think this was a GOOD thing, no?
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posted on
08/25/2014 8:11:02 PM PDT
by
hoagy62
("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
To: hoagy62; Morgana; metmom
not necessarily, not if it because they are having more abortions, then it is deeply a bad thing.
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posted on
08/25/2014 8:13:48 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: right-wing agnostic
“For five years now, America’s teen birth rate has plummeted at an unprecedented rate, falling faster and faster.”
Well, you know there’s HOPE when even dingbat Liberal teenaged girls don’t want to bring children into 0bamaWorld!
If they’re talking about BIRTH RATE, wouldn’t that differ from Live Births for Teens?
Easily obtained abortions would figure prominently, you’d think.
What am I missing, here?
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posted on
08/25/2014 8:14:52 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
To: txrefugee
Father of 2 male teens. I think you are correct. More the second part
To: txrefugee
"Boys would rather play video games. Girls are a lot of trouble."
That's a semi-joke, but I think there's some truth to it. As young girls gain more economic power relative to young men, as the economy continues to stagnate, as futures seem bleak, as homosexuality is normalized and celebrated, young men are more likely to regard a future with a woman as either unattainable or emasculating or just too much trouble.
To: GeronL
"not necessarily, not if it because they are having more abortions, then it is deeply a bad thing."
The article said there was a drop in the abortion rate.
To: txrefugee
A friend of mine blames smartphones, they never lift their heads up to look around.
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posted on
08/25/2014 8:21:42 PM PDT
by
ClayinVA
("Those who don't remember history are doomed to repeat it")
To: GeronL
But they are saying it is not because of that. So, generally good.
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posted on
08/25/2014 8:25:56 PM PDT
by
jocon307
To: GeronL
not necessarily, not if it because they are having more abortions, then it is deeply a bad thing.”
Yes, it means and increased number of abortions and it is a result of the schools and the parents forcing contraceptives on teenage girls.
The numbers of dead babies is astronomical.
To: Steve_Seattle
Two words “Internet porn”
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posted on
08/25/2014 8:30:32 PM PDT
by
Blacksheep
(There are no coincidences......)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Where the article said
"This drop occurred in tandem with steep declines in the abortion rate.".
Either they are more effectively using contraception or they are having less sex.
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posted on
08/25/2014 8:33:11 PM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
To: GeronL
Reading the source has its value:
“This drop occurred in tandem with steep declines in the abortion rate. That suggests that the drop isn’t the product of more teenagers terminating pregnancies. More simply, fewer girls are getting pregnant.”
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posted on
08/25/2014 8:34:26 PM PDT
by
G Larry
(Which of Obama's policies do you think I'd support if he were white?)
To: right-wing agnostic
Anal sex is IN. So is girl-girl.
To: Diana in Wisconsin
“What am I missing, here?”
Homosexuality. More STD, and fewer babies.
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posted on
08/25/2014 8:35:33 PM PDT
by
WhiskeyX
To: Smokin' Joe
“Either they are more effectively using contraception or they are having less sex.”
Or both, the two are not mutually exclusive. They could also be having less sex. All three are possible at the same time.
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posted on
08/25/2014 8:52:50 PM PDT
by
Fai Mao
(Genius at Large)
To: txrefugee
Boys would rather play games than attempt to get a girl and get rejected. Boys will drop their joysticks in a heartbeat if presented the opportunity. And girls are more forward these days, toward geeks and nerds besides.
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posted on
08/25/2014 8:57:30 PM PDT
by
Tanniker Smith
(Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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